People with disabilities decry discrimination - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.

They say it is a struggle to find a job even if you have tertiary qualifications. Some believe that there are employers out there that continue to discriminate against them.Mathews Dumakude, who is living with Albinism, shared some of his frustrations. Dumakude says some employers still need to be educated about fair employment practices and opportunities for people living with disabilities.

“People with Albinism are facing challenges of discrimination and isolation some from their families to the communities and even concerning the job opportunities you find that people with Albinism are still discriminated to access the jobs that they qualify for because of the attitude, sometimes the employers they think about the partial shortsightedness, while we are managing to do the job as we are educated like anybody.

Wheelchair-bound Gugu Mjilo studied at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. She says the perception that people with a disability can easily get a job is wrong. Despite having two degrees, Mjilo says she struggled to get a job in both the private and public sectors. “It was the most draining stage I ever experienced in my life because after finishing my first degree, which was way back in 2015. I had this thing that okay I have a qualification, therefore, I will get the job and you know people have this thing of saying since you have a disability it will be easy for you to get a job.

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